A Level History - Britain Revision Questions and Answers

1884 The year when Britain agreed to a division which gave Boers control of some land too Cape Province/Natal Areas which Britain gained control over in 1884 Transversaal/Orange Free State Areas which Boers gained control over in 1884 Joseph Chamberlain Who plotted with the aggressive British high commissioner in the Cape to make demands to force the Boers to fight? Salisbury Who called for election in 1900? Khaki The nickname for the 1900 election 402 Number of seats won by the Conservatives after the 1900 election 184 Number of seats won by the Liberals after the 1900 election 11th October 1899 Date the Boer War Started 347000 Number of British Regulars who fought the Boer War 25000 Number of Transvaal Boers fighting 15000 Number of Free State Boers who fought 31st May 1902 The date the Boer War ended 22092 Number of British soldiers who died during the Boer War 22828 Number of British soldiers wounded during the Boer War 6189 Number of Boer Soldiers killed 24000 Number of Boer Soldiers sent abroad as prisoners 46,370 Number of civilian casualties during the Boer War